Complete idiots–that’s all you can say:
Senate reviewing how college football picks No. 1
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER – 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone from President Barack Obama on down to fans has criticized how college football determines its top team. Now senators are getting off the sidelines to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Champion Series.
The current system “leaves nearly half of all the teams in college football at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to qualifying for the millions of dollars paid out every year,” the Senate Judiciary’s subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights said in a statement Wednesday announcing the hearings.
Under the BCS, some conferences get automatic bids to participate in series, while others do not.
Obama and some members of Congress favor a playoff-type system to determine the national champion. The BCS features a championship game between the two top teams in the BCS standings, based on two polls and six computer ratings.
Behind the push for the hearings is the subcommittee’s top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. People there were furious that Utah was bypassed for the national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season.
The title game pitted No. 1 Florida (12-1) against No. 2 Oklahoma (12-1); Florida won 24-14 and claimed the title.
The subcommittee’s statement said Hatch would introduce legislation “to rectify this situation.” No details were offered and Hatch’s office declined to provide any.
Hatch said in a statement that the BCS system “has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair play should have a role in collegiate sports.”
In the House, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has sponsored legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling a football game a “national championship” unless the game culminates from a playoff system.
Much better than having them try to “fix” issues that actually impact us.
Wow, great thinking, missed that entirely. I’d much rather them spend the next couple months debating the proper method for a college level playoff than pissing away another trillion dollars. Good lord this could be a godsend. If we can find enough dumbass things to distract them we might be able to go about the business of fixing this huge Cluster F’.
Illinois has already done our part by trying to shut down the Senate with the whole Blago/Buriss thing. Utah apparently has stepped up to the plate. Who’s next? It’s your patriotic duty to distract this administration and congress.
Here is the official statement from these scrotetards:
 March 4th, 2009 Media Contact(s): Mark Eddington, 202-224-5251
Heather Barney, (801) 524-4380 Printable Version **HATCH STATEMENT ON MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE BCS ** WASHINGTON – Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) commented on the alternative approach to the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system that Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson unveiled today.
If adopted, the Mountain West proposal would alter the way in which conferences and teams are selected for both automatic and at-large bids for lucrative BCS bowl games. It would also use the much of the current BCS system as an outline for a playoff system to choose a national champion. The proposal was submitted today to the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and the University of Notre Dame.
Hatch commended Commissioner Thompson’s efforts:
“I’m glad to see that some proposed solutions to the BCS mess are being brought to the table,” Hatch said. “I think that, over the past few years, the BCS system has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair-play should have a role in collegiate sports.
“The problems with the BCS go beyond last year’s debacle, which left University of Utah, the only team to finish the season undefeated, out of the national championship picture,” Hatch added. “Put simply, the BCS is a system that ensures that particular conferences and teams maintain competitive and financial advantages over the rest of the schools in the country. It has been my hope that the schools, conferences, and television networks involved in this system will voluntarily adopt reforms without the involvement of Congress, the Justice Department, or the courts. In sum, I am still studying Commissioner Thompson’s proposal. However, I am appreciative that he has begun an effective dialogue on these issues.”
Not saying this should be at the top of their priority list, but given the financial implications of the series, I understand why some may see the need (or feel obligated) to evaluate a structure that arbitrarily penalizes some and rewards other educational institutions to the tune of millions of dollars. I may disagree with their ultimate conclusion, but not the reasoning behind the inquiry.
What I would like to see them tackle next is having NBC show Notre Dame football every bloody weekend. They SUCK and I don’t want to watch them sucking. Cripes, put the good games on.
What I would like to see them tackle next is having NBC show Notre Dame football every bloody weekend. They SUCK and I don’t want to watch them sucking. Cripes, put the good games on.
Absolutely agree. It’s downright unAmerican.
Not saying this should be at the top of their priority list, but given the financial implications of the series, I understand why some may see the need (or feel obligated) to evaluate a structure that arbitrarily penalizes some and rewards other educational institutions to the tune of millions of dollars. I may disagree with their ultimate conclusion, but not the reasoning behind the inquiry.
